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M. E. HOLDEN. COMBINED LEMON SQUEEZER AND PITCHER COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3- 1916.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1916.

1,1 94,737. Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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MARIA E. HOLDEN, OF YONKERS, NEYV YORK.

COIEBINED LEMON-SQUEEZER AND FLETCHER-COVER.

Application filed. January 8, 1916.

To all "Lo/Lam it may, concern:

Be it known that I, Tl/TARIA E. HoLnnN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Yonkers, in the county of VVestchester and State of NewYork, have invented certa n new and useful improvements in Coi'nbinedLemon-Squeezers and PitcherCovers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as willenable others srilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined lemonsqueezers and pitcher covers and the principal object of the inventionis to provide a device which is adapted to be used as a cover for apitcher and upon which it is possible for lemons to be squeezed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is adaptedto be made of glass, metal or any other suitable structure.

Still another object of the invention. is to provide a novel means forattaching the squcezer domes in place when the device is constructed ofmetal to allow the same to be easily and quickly removed for cleaning.

A further and more specific object of this invention is to provide adevice which is held against turning on the pitcher on which the same isused.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top plan view of a lemon squeezer constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line- 22of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the device illustrated inFig". 1, showing the tongue adapted to hold the same against rotation.Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of the invention,and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the matterillustrated in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety thepreferred embodiment of my improved lemon squeezer and cover comprisinga circular bottom 2 formed with a pairof spaced openings 3 which arecovered by the squeezer domes 4, each of which is provided with aplurality ofspaced lugs 5. Formed at the peripheral edges of the body 2is an annular upturned Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nine. 15, 1916.

Serial no. 71,000.

flange 6 having formed at its upper periphery the outwardly anddownwardly extending flange 7. This retaining flange 7 is pro vided atsuitable points with the notches 8 which are adapted to receive theupper edges of the mouth of the pitcher to hold the device firmly inplace and avoid the possibility of the same turning with relation to thepitcher.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 4: and 5, thepitcher is provided with a band 9 of suitable metal which is providedwith the offset portion 10 for the accommodation of the spout and thisband carries a hinge 11 to which the combined squeezer and cover ishingedly connected.

The combined squeezer and cover is designated by the numeral 12 andcomprises a. cir cular bottom 18 formed at its periphery with upturnedflanges 14. A suitable offset lip 15 is formed integral with the bottomat a point diametrically opposite the hinge connection and the flange 15surrounds the lip and joins the flange 14 as clearly shown in thedrawings. Formed at spaced intervals in the bottom 13 are suitableapertures 17 provided with the inwardly extending screw threaded collars18 into which the squeezer domes are threaded. The squeezer domes abovereferred to are designated generally by the numeral 19 and eachcomprises a dome shaped body 20 provided at its lower edge withasuitable externally screw threaded collar 21 which is adapted to threadinto the collars 18 so as to firmly hold the device in place. Each ofthe bodies 20 is provided with a plurality of spaced lugs 22 formed onthe exterior which cooperate with each other in extracting the juicefrom the fruit. The bottom 13 is formed with a plurality of spacedopenings to allow the liquid received in the cover to drop into thepitcher on which the device is used.

It is to be understood that suitable open ings 2 1 are formed in thebottom 2 of the cover 1 and both the openings 23 and 24 are of a sizesuflicient to permit the liquid or juices from the fruit to flow intothe pitcher and yet prevent the possibility of seeds or any of the pulpentering the pitcher.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use a cover is providedfor the pitchers which will catch the juice of the fruit and which maybe easily and quickly cleaned and when the structure illustrated inFigs. 4

and 5 is used, it will be apparent that the squeezer domes may beremoved, thereby allowing the user easy and quick access to the variousparts for cleaning purposes.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is 2- A lemon squeezer comprising a circular body, anupturned flange at a periphery of the body, outwardly and downwardly ex-15 notches preventing the turning of the body 20 with relation to thepitcher and squeezer domes formed integral with the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARIA E. HOLDEN. VJitnesses VVINFIELD MERRITT, JARVIS J OBRIEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

